TEACHER HOURS Sample Clauses

The TEACHER HOURS clause defines the required working hours and schedule expectations for teachers under the agreement. It typically outlines the number of hours teachers must be present at the school, including instructional time, preparation periods, and any additional duties such as meetings or supervision. By clearly specifying these requirements, the clause ensures both the employer and teachers have a mutual understanding of work obligations, helping to prevent disputes over workload and scheduling.
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TEACHER HOURS. A. As professionals, teachers shall devote to their assignments the time necessary to meet their responsibilities. B. All secondary school teachers shall have a duty-free lunch period as prescribed by State mandate. All full-time elementary school teachers shall receive a forty
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TEACHER HOURS. A. Teaching hours in the Mesick Consolidated School shall be as follows: All teachers will have a daily seven (7) hour) ten (10) minute contractual obligation. Each teacher's workday schedule will be contiguous. The teacher's workday will be scheduled between 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. The administration shall establish the starting times and ending times for each building. The daily contractual obligation, as specified herein, will be adjusted by the Board and Association, as necessary to meet the requirements of the School Code and/or State Aid Act for minimum student instruction regarding clock hours of instructional time for receipt of all available funding, allowances and appropriations. B. All teachers shall have a duty free, uninterrupted lunch period of not less than thirty (30) minutes or more than fifty (50) minutes. C. Each teacher shall have an unassigned preparation period of no less than the equivalent of fifty (50) minutes per day. In grades of Kindergarten through eight (8) this time (two hundred fifty (250) minutes) will be distributed over the week in blocks of time no less than twenty (20) minutes in duration. Teachers will not be assigned less than fifty (50) minutes except when scheduled activities such as assemblies, conferences, field trips, etc., prevent it. The intention is to provide each teacher with fifty (50) minutes of preparation time each day, as feasible. Individual teachers will not be assigned less than fifty (50) minutes preparation time in one day without prior consultation for such work assignment. D. Attendance at professional staff meetings, for a total to not exceed ninety (90) minutes monthly outside the regular working hours, is mandatory, except when permission for absence is granted by the supervisor or principal. Every effort will be made to end these meetings no later than 5:00 p.m. E. Teachers are not required to report to school on days during which school does not operate because of acts of God or employer directed closings. Furthermore, teachers may report at a corresponding later time on days when the start of school is put on hold. In both instances, there will be no loss of pay. F. The Board retains the sole right to make up any or all employee work days/hours cancelled or lost because of reasons for which the State Department of Education does not allow such days/hours to be counted as days of student instruction. The rescheduling of such days/hours shall not entitle employees to additional compensation. ...
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TEACHER HOURS. A. As professionals, teachers shall devote to their assignments the time necessary to meet their responsibilities. B. All secondary school teachers shall have a duty-free lunch period as prescribed by State mandate. All full-time elementary school teachers shall receive a forty (40) minute duty free lunch on days when lunch is served for students. C. Teachers may leave the building during their lunch period and at other times during the regular inschool workday if permission is granted by the principal or his/her designated representative, which permission shall not be unreasonably withheld, and the teacher signs out and signs in again. D. Teachers shall indicate their presence for duty by placing their initials in the appropriate column of the faculty list on or before the time indicated for arrival, and again on or after the time indicated for sign-out at the end of the indicated school day. E. It is recognized by both parties that emergencies or unusual circumstances may arise which will necessitate a change in the regular inschool workday. F. Teachers may be required to remain after the end of the regular inschool workday, without additional compensation, for the purpose of attending not more than four (4) general faculty, departmental, or grade level meetings per month. 1. Such meetings shall begin promptly following student dismissal and shall run for no more than one (1) hour. 2. So far as practicable, such meetings shall not be called on Fridays, on a day preceding a school holiday, or on any day upon which teacher attendance is not required. 3. The notice and tentative agenda for any meeting shall be given to the teachers involved at least one (1) day prior to the meeting, whenever practicable. 4. Teachers shall have the opportunity to suggest items for the agenda. G. The teacher's day shall be as follows: 1. Elementary Schools shall be seven (7) hours and fifteen (15) minutes; 2. Middle School shall be seven (7) hours and fifteen (15) minutes; 3. a. High School shall be seven (7) hours and fifteen (15) minutes.
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TEACHER HOURS. For each year of the Agreement during which the School Committee so determines, teachers’ starting times shall be fixed as follows: high school : 7:23 a.m. to 2:01 p.m. (30 minutes for lunch) The work day at the high school shall be on a seven-block, drop one, rotating schedule. In the event that the high school schedule is unfeasible in any year covered by the Agreement, the parties agree to negotiate as to any changes therein. Plains: 8:47 a.m. to 3:25 p.m. (30 minutes for lunch) ▇▇▇▇▇▇: 8:17 a.m. to 2:55 p.m. (35 minutes for lunch) Middle School: 7:47 a.m. to 2:25 p.m. (30 minutes for lunch) In addition to the work day listed above, all teachers shall be available ten
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TEACHER HOURS. 23.1. a An on-site teacher duty day is defined as six hours and 45 minutes. Effective January 3, 2022 grades TK -5 will have a common release time by decreasing the instruction day for grades 4-7 by seven (7) minutes and increasing the instruction day for grades TK – 3 by 18 minutes. Unit members will be on site during this time unless prior notice is given via email to the site principal and his/her secretary. In addition, full time unit members shall receive at least a 30- minute duty free lunch. Except for staff teaching a zero period, the duty day will not begin before 8 am nor end after 3:45 pm unless otherwise provided in this Agreement. (Effective January 3, 2022, for the 2021-22, 2022-23, and 2023-24 school years only, the duty day will not begin before 8:00 am nor end after 3:55 pm.) If a start time is adjusted, then the end time will be adjusted by the same amount of time. A start time (and thus the end time) shall not be adjusted by more than fifteen minutes. The District will provide written notice of start and end times for the upcoming school year to all unit members on or before June 1st. Teachers agree to be available for pupil conferences as needed during and after their normal school day and parent conferences, upon prior request. Federal law requires at least one general education teacher to attend IEP meetings of a student who is, or may be participating in the regular education environment (IDEA Sec. 300.321). Teachers are required to attend meetings including those that are outside of the regular workday. If a general education teacher is required to attend SST/IEP/504 meetings, empathy interviews, and/or parent conferences after the duty day, the teacher will be compensated at the teacher hourly rate for meeting time beyond the first ten (10) cumulative hours in the school year. Time will be tracked on a Google sheet at each site with separate tabs for each unit member.
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TEACHER HOURS. The teachers shall participate in all in-service training programs and shall attend a reasonable number of staff meetings which may extend beyond the scheduled day. “
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TEACHER HOURS. For each year of the Agreement during which the School Committee so determines, teachers’ starting times shall be fixed as follows: high school : 7:12a.m. to 2:11 p.m. (25 minutes for lunch) The work day at the high school shall be on a seven-block, drop one, rotating schedule. In the event that the high school schedule is unfeasible in any year covered by the Agreement, the parties agree to negotiate as to any changes therein. Plains: 8: 37 a.m. to 3:35 p.m. (30 minutes for lunch) ▇▇▇▇▇▇: 8:07 a.m. to 3:05 p.m. (35 minutes for lunch) Middle School: 7: 37 a.m. to 2:35 p.m. (30 minutes for lunch) Effective 2017-2018, the work day for teachers shall include ten (10) minutes before the student start time and ten (10) minutes after the student dismissal time. Such time shall be non-assignable and any work performed shall be solely at the discretion and direction of the teacher.
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TEACHER HOURS. The length of the workday for full-time classroom teachers, including teachers on special assignment, shall be seven (7) hours and thirty (30) minutes, except on days of student study team or staff meetings. The length of the workday for all other full-time non-classroom unit members shall be eight (8) hours, except on days of student study team or staff meetings. Up to five additional minutes can be added to the workday as deemed necessary by the Superintendent. A duty-free lunch period of at least thirty (30) consecutive minutes shall be included in the workday. Teachers shall arrive at work and be on duty at least twenty (20) minutes prior to school starting. Up to 90 additional minutes can be added to the workday two times per month as deemed necessary by the Site Supervisor for staff meetings and professional development activities. Unit members may be required to remain at school after the end of the workday to attend Student Study Team meetings, staff meetings, parent/teacher conferences, IEP meetings and post observation or evaluation conferences, to attend/participate in open house and back to school nights, to supervise students at school-sponsored or school approved activities, and/or as determined necessary by the site supervisor. The District may take action to adjust instructional time to ensure the minimum number of instructional minutes are met under Education Code section 46201 including to correct past deficiencies in instructional minutes.
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